as in optimism
an inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome
the customary bullishness of the company's executives is more credible in light of the most recent earnings report
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Recent Examples of bullishness
There’s been a sector-wide correction, and many leading names have fallen into downtrends as investors rethink their bullishness and the short-term trader crowd moves on to gold miners and semis.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
And in more good news for bankers and lawyers, the US is expecting a wave of huge acquisitions, driven in large part by C-suite bullishness, The Wall Street Journal said.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Tension between Ebro’s performative bullishness and the evolving face of rap led to prickly radio theater.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Outside of those worries, most asset managers simply believe that there’s little reason to fret about the upward momentum being interrupted — outside, of course, from the contrarian signal such near-uniform bullishness sends.
—Lauren Chomiuk, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
The imbalance reflects Democratic bullishness about reclaiming the Senate in 2026 as the party hopes to break the Republican trifecta.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
Whether or not that bullishness pays off against Argentina is more or less academic.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
And in more good news for bankers and lawyers, the US is expecting a wave of huge acquisitions, driven in large part by C-suite bullishness, The Wall Street Journal said.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Tension between Ebro’s performative bullishness and the evolving face of rap led to prickly radio theater.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Outside of those worries, most asset managers simply believe that there’s little reason to fret about the upward momentum being interrupted — outside, of course, from the contrarian signal such near-uniform bullishness sends.
—Lauren Chomiuk, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
The imbalance reflects Democratic bullishness about reclaiming the Senate in 2026 as the party hopes to break the Republican trifecta.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
Whether or not that bullishness pays off against Argentina is more or less academic.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullishness
optimism
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This optimism is founded on AST’s unique position in the satellite broadband sector.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The basket had the entire USC basketball team smiling and feeling the boost of optimism that Arenas brought in his college debut.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Bullishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullishness. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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